A Randomized Trial Examining Housing First in Congregate and Scattered Site Formats

Objective: No previous experimental trials have investigated Housing First (HF) in both scattered site (SHF) and congregate (CHF) formats. We hypothesized that CHF and SHF would be associated with a greater percentage of time stably housed as well as superior health and psychosocial outcomes over 24 months compared to treatment as usual (TAU). Conclusion: HF in scattered and congregate formats is capable of achieving housing stability among people experiencing major mental illness and chronic homelessness. Only CHF was associated with improvement on select secondary outcomes.

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Somers, J.M., Moniruzzaman, A., Patterson, M., Currie, L., Rezansoff, S.N., Palepu, A., & Fryer, K. (2017). A Randomized Trial Examining Housing First in Congregate and Scattered Site Formats. PLOS ONE 12 (1). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0168745